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Sustainability at the Flying T Ranch
hanatesterman
  • Apr 11, 2018
  • 3 min

Sustainability at the Flying T Ranch

Over the past years, we have found the “sustainable” goal to be one of the most elusive.  Sustainable practices with our livestock began...
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A Different Kind of Doula
hanatesterman
  • Mar 19, 2013
  • 2 min

A Different Kind of Doula

When we’re not tending the farm or homeschooling the kids, we’ve got “real world” jobs.  My (Martha’s) passion is being a childbirth...
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Ready for Kidding – DIY Pens and Warming Huts
hanatesterman
  • Mar 9, 2013
  • 2 min

Ready for Kidding – DIY Pens and Warming Huts

We pasture bred our two older Boer does in October, so we don’t have a tight date on when they’re due but it’s going to be soon.  The...
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A Nickel on the Grass
hanatesterman
  • Feb 2, 2013
  • 1 min

A Nickel on the Grass

Traditionally, when we gather to remember a fellow military aviator who has “flown West,” we throw a nickel on the grass as we leave....
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Latest Projects at the Flying T
hanatesterman
  • Jan 21, 2013
  • 2 min

Latest Projects at the Flying T

We took advantage of the long, though very cold, weekend to get a passel of projects done.  The biggest job was digging out the goat’s...
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hanatesterman
  • Dec 25, 2012
  • 2 min

A Christmas and New Year Message from Us at the Flying T

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future....
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Yes, we’re alive!
hanatesterman
  • Nov 16, 2012
  • 3 min

Yes, we’re alive!

It’s been a long time since we posted, simply because this Fall has been pretty overwhelmingly busy!  To give you an idea of some of the...
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Acadia National Park
hanatesterman
  • Aug 14, 2012
  • 4 min

Acadia National Park

It’s been a while since we last posted – the summer has been busier than we expected both on the farm and at the jobs that are making...
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Clearing the Land
hanatesterman
  • Jun 14, 2012
  • 3 min

Clearing the Land

When we bought the Flying T, we knew that one of our two pastures was “rough.” OK, it’s really rough.  Half-forested, largely with...
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Summer Approaches
hanatesterman
  • Jun 9, 2012
  • 2 min

Summer Approaches

Summer is arriving at the Flying T.  Here are some recent pics that tell a story about what that means on the farm. It’s been really...
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Spring is in the Air
hanatesterman
  • Apr 11, 2012
  • 2 min

Spring is in the Air

Spring is in the air here at the Flying T. Our resident Boer Goats, Jessie and Gracie, are off at another farm for a month or so in the...
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Unsung Heroes
hanatesterman
  • Feb 16, 2012
  • 2 min

Unsung Heroes

We’ve lived all over the United States and a bit of time outside the country as well, and we’ve met a lot of great people from all walks...
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The Egg Business – Progress Report
hanatesterman
  • Jan 31, 2012
  • 3 min

The Egg Business – Progress Report

Our 7-year-old son runs the egg business on our farm.  We paid the startup costs – buying the chicks, converting an emu hut to a coop,...
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Is a Degree in Agriculture Useless?
hanatesterman
  • Jan 20, 2012
  • 5 min

Is a Degree in Agriculture Useless?

Yahoo just published a story by Terence Loose, “College Majors that are Useless,” and it listed Agriculture degrees as the most useless. ...
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2012 Farm Resolutions
hanatesterman
  • Jan 3, 2012
  • 3 min

2012 Farm Resolutions

Traditionally, many folks make resolutions on New Year’s Day.  I can honestly say that I’ve never done that. It’s not that I don’t think...
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Another Rock in the Wall
hanatesterman
  • Nov 18, 2011
  • 2 min

Another Rock in the Wall

With the unseasonably warm days we had in the beginning of November, we put some of our other work (including some of the kids’ studies)...
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October Snowstorm
hanatesterman
  • Oct 30, 2011
  • 1 min

October Snowstorm

The snow hit hard on Oct 29th.  We measured over 18″ of the white stuff. From the balcony "Yeah, it's snow. Now get down here and feed...
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Occupy Movement Hits the Flying T
hanatesterman
  • Oct 25, 2011
  • 3 min

Occupy Movement Hits the Flying T

I walked to the equipment shed a couple days ago and found that the Occupy movement had hit our farm. "Occupy Shed" Protest They weren’t...
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hanatesterman
  • Oct 17, 2011
  • 1 min

Hay, hay, hay!

The incredible increases in fuel prices have definitely worked their way into the hay price structure, and now the drought in the midwest...
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On Firewood, Fuel Oil, and BTUs
hanatesterman
  • Oct 17, 2011
  • 3 min

On Firewood, Fuel Oil, and BTUs

We went to a funeral this weekend for our neighbor’s Dad.  He was an amazing, godly man who grew up in the Northeast in the 1920s.  His...
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Double or Nothing
hanatesterman
  • Mar 22, 2021
  • 2 min

Double or Nothing

Two years ago, Chili birthed her first set of quads, four gorgeous red bucklings I like to refer to affectionately as The Spice Boys....
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hanatesterman
  • Mar 23, 2020
  • 1 min

We've Moved!

With all this free time we've found during the shutdown, we at the Flying T at last had the chance to update our website and blog! Rather...
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